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Within the Pilates Sutra, an ancient wording about the practice of yoga exercise, only two verses point out asanas, or the postures we commonly associate with yoga exercise in the Western world. Patanjali, the renowned sage and author of this 2,250-year-old work, was worried not only with physical development or even mental development. Actually the original purpose of yoga exercise was - and remains - to operate as an entire spiritual path where in fact the body acts as a gateway to enlightenment. In The Pilates Matrix, the renowned teacher Richard Freeman immerses us in the rich teachings and sutras that advise the many universities of yoga exercise and reveals how the body can serve as the best lab, temple, and place of pilgrimage for religious inquiry. Looking back again 5,000 years, Freeman uncovers the living roots of yoga school of thought and observes that they have become into many universities, techniques, and philosophies that are united by the huge, interpenetrating matrix that supports the key to understanding yoga's full depth and increased purpose. Freeman first journeyed to India in 1968, where he started a lifetime of research with the living masters of yoga and its mysteries. Now he demonstrates to these authentic lessons and their original subtleties, with the questions and concerns of the serious European student at heart. What is the yogic view of reality? Why was yoga exercise first developed? How is improvement traditionally measured? What are the rules of working with the body's understated energy? Where do I start? From profound ideas at the guts of this historical cosmic school of thought to the appreciated teaching experiences and chants that enrich its daily practice, here is a complete sound curriculum with the power to catalyze your daily yoga exercise practice.
